Maryam 1, NAB 0
A MUGGY August was livened up by Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s NAB adventure. In times when the authority’s constant sleuthing has become routine news, her decision to turn her visit to…
Partly Facetious: ‘Maulvi’ Nawaz Sharif!
"The juxtaposition of Mian Nawaz Sharif and the maulvis leads to chaos." "Juxtaposition? Really!" "Well, it means combination and if your English language proficiency..." "It's a tad difficult word and…
Nawaz Sharif: lowest point in political career?
A 10-year jail term handed down by an anti-graft court is perhaps the lowest point in the political career of Pakistan's former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. He was forced to…
What Maryam did next
HER press conference on Saturday changed the political conversation in a flash, with everyone focusing on what she had or had not said and what it meant or did not…
Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan
To predict what will happen when Nawaz Sharif lands back in Pakistan, we need to look at what has happened as a result of the NAB conviction that has awarded…
The return of Nawaz Sharif
Hand it to Maryam Nawaz for helping her father into standing to adversity, and in bringing him back to keep his, hers and his party’s politics relevant. Left to him,…
Whither is the Nawaz League bound?
Senior PML-N leaders who had gone to London to convince ousted prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif to make a strategic retreat seem to have failed in their effort. Considering the…
Who is Nawaz Sharif fighting for?
How we recall the first few weeks after the December 16, 2014 Army Public School attack in Peshawar depends on our specific perspectives. Beyond the searing pain of that tragedy,…
Is Nawaz Sharif unstoppable?
In what could be termed as a turning point before the general elections, on Monday the PML-N defeated the PTI’s candidate in NA-154, Lodhran in Punjab, with a big margin…
Nawaz Sharif: crying in the rain
By the time this article is in print, US President Donald Trump will have made his much-anticipated speech about America’s engagement in Afghanistan. Pakistanis should be prepared for essentially more…
